Stanko Tavčar (2 February 1898 in
Dobrova,
Austro-Hungary
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– 11 July 1945 in
Ljubljana
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,
Yugoslavia
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) was a
Yugoslav
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footballer
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and later a
medical doctor
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.
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He was the first
Slovenian footballer that played in the
Yugoslav national team.
He was born in Dobrova, near Ljubljana, and spend his entire football career, from 1912 until 1922, playing as
defender in
ŠK Ilirija Ljubljana winning with them 3 Slovenian football championships. Playing as a full-back, light and with short stature, his main qualities were his great speed and technique making him one of the rare defenders